Ed Roebuck

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1966)

W–L 52–31
ERA 3.35
WHIP 1.33
SO 477
Pitcher PIV -4952.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 185 lb
Born
7/3/1931 in East Millsboro, PA, USA
Died
6/14/2018 in Lakewood, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1955-04-18
Last Game
1966-07-07

Full name: Edward Jack Roebuck

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
52 31 460 1 0 0 62 791.0 753 294 90 302 477 3.35 -4952.8

Career ERA 3.35 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — 10.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1955 BRO NL 5 6 47 0 0 0 12 84.0 96 44 24 33 4.71 4.00 (-18%) -1501.1
1956 BRO NL 5 4 43 0 0 0 1 89.3 83 39 29 60 3.93 3.96 (+1%) -637.5
1957 BRO NL 8 2 44 1 0 0 8 96.3 70 29 46 73 2.71 3.83 (+29%) 449.1
1958 LAN NL 0 1 32 0 0 0 5 44.0 45 17 15 26 3.48 3.86 (+10%) -1376.3
1960 LAN NL 8 3 58 0 0 0 8 116.7 109 36 38 77 2.78 3.82 (+27%) 551.6
1961 LAN NL 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 9.0 12 5 2 9 5.00 4.03 (-24%) 0.0
1962 LAN NL 10 2 64 0 0 0 9 119.3 102 41 54 72 3.09 3.96 (+22%) -483.1
1963 LAN NL 2 4 29 0 0 0 0 40.3 54 19 21 26 4.24 3.46 (-23%) -736.9
1963 WS2 AL 2 1 26 0 0 0 4 57.3 63 21 29 25 3.30 3.46 (+5%) -1295.4
1964 WS2 AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 1 2 0 9.00 — 0.0
1964 PHI NL 5 3 60 0 0 0 12 77.3 55 19 25 42 2.21 3.58 (+38%) -463.9
1965 PHI NL 5 3 44 0 0 0 3 50.3 55 19 15 29 3.40 3.50 (+3%) 540.8
1966 PHI NL 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 6.0 9 4 2 5 6.00 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 52 31 460 1 0 0 62 791.0 753 294 302 477 3.35 — -4,953

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
460 137 14 28 4 0 2 10 0 4 39 .204 .227 .277 .504 0

Career AVG .204 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 19.4% below league average.

Career OBP .227 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 29.2% below league average.

Career SLG .277 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 28.1% below league average.

Career OPS .504 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 28.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1955 BRO NL 47 18 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 .111 — — — — 0.0
1956 BRO NL 43 18 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .333 — — — — 0.0
1957 BRO NL 44 21 4 5 0 0 2 3 0 2 9 .238 — — — — 0.0
1958 LAN NL 32 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1960 LAN NL 58 24 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 .167 — — — — 0.0
1961 LAN NL 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1962 LAN NL 64 28 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 .214 — — — — 0.0
1963 LAN NL 29 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1963 WS2 AL 26 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 — — — — 0.0
1964 WS2 AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1964 PHI NL 60 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1965 PHI NL 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 PHI NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 460 137 14 28 4 0 2 10 0 4 39 .204 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1956 WS BRO 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1955 WS BRO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 4 0 0 6.3 2 1 0 5 1.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1956 WS BRO 0 0 3 0 0 4.3 1 1 0 5 2.08
1955 WS BRO 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2356892027.294
Away222665803.121

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home235414.23851641532653.56
Away222368.13621281462103.13

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1966-07-07 PHINYN — 0.2000000
1966-07-04 PHINYN — 0.1220010
1966-06-20 PHIATL — 2.1311100
1966-06-15 PHICIN L 0.2332000
1966-06-15 PHICIN L 0.2111120
1966-06-14 PHIATL — 1.1000020
1965-09-18 PHIPIT — 0.0000200
1965-09-06 PHISTL — 1.1300100
1965-09-03 PHICIN — 0.1211000
1965-08-28 PHILAD — 0.2111010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 460 1 52 166 14 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1955 BRO P 47 0 7 20 2 0
1956 BRO P 43 0 6 17 0 1
1957 BRO P 44 1 8 26 3 2
1958 LAN P 32 0 4 6 1 0
1960 LAN P 58 0 8 28 1 3
1961 LAN P 5 0 2 1 1 0
1962 LAN P 64 0 7 22 1 2
1963 LAN P 29 0 1 11 1 0
1963 WS2 P 26 0 2 13 0 0
1964 WS2 P 2 0 0 1 1 0
1964 PHI P 60 0 6 18 2 1
1965 PHI P 44 0 1 3 1 1
1966 PHI P 6 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 460

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1962 Most Valuable Player NL 26th 2.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ed Roebuck (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jim Brosnan
    55-47, 3.54 ERA
  2. 95
    Elias Sosa
    59-51, 3.32 ERA
  3. 94
    Pete Mikkelsen
    45-40, 3.38 ERA
  4. 92
    Fred Gladding
    48-34, 3.13 ERA
  5. 92
    Shigetoshi Hasegawa
    45-43, 3.70 ERA
  6. 90
    Marv Grissom
    47-45, 3.41 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Roebuck

What years did Ed Roebuck play?
Ed Roebuck played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1966.
Was Ed Roebuck a pitcher?
Yes. Ed Roebuck pitched in the major leagues, recording 52 wins and 477 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Roebuck hit?
Ed Roebuck hit 2 career home runs with 28 hits.